Launch Day 4 Meeting Agenda

City College of New York (CCNY)
Faculty Dining Room, North Academic Center 3rd floor (Amsterdam Ave Entrance)
160 Convent Ave (best to approach from Amsterdam Ave, between 136 and 137th Sts)
New York, NY 10031

Description and Instructions:

The purpose of this event is for participants to learn a process for how to examine candidate work in relation to edTPA rubrics. Participants will work in five discipline-based groups (Elementary, Secondary English, Secondary Science, Secondary Math, and Secondary History/Social Studies). Each participant will receive a sample edTPA (both commentary and video) for the appropriate content area.

LAPTOPS & HEADPHONES NECESSARY. Each participant/faculty member must have a laptop and headphones to be able to participate in the planned activities. So faculty must bring a laptop or iPad and headphones. (CCNY may have some extra on hand, but not enough to suffice).

Brief Overview of the Day
Nicole Merino, Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE)
The purpose of the day – looking at candidate work in relation to edTPA rubrics in order to better understand the assessment and its expectations - will be shared. As a whole group, we will briefly review the common architecture of edTPA. Participants will review the number of tasks and associated rubrics, commentaries, and artifacts. A process for how to examine work in relation to the rubrics will be introduced. Considerations of “reviewer bias” will also be discussed.

9:00-10:15

Task 1 - Planning for Instruction and Assessment
As a whole group we will review Task 1- Planning. The lead facilitator will review the requirements for this task and the associated rubric constructs. Participants will then work in their content-specific groups to review the provided sample for Task 1 in relation to the rubrics associated with Task 1. Participants will use the process provided to make a determination of what performance level is the best description of the work under review.

Review of Rubrics 1-5

Task 1 Artifacts and Commentaries

Lesson plans, instructional materials and written commentary

10:15 -10:30

Task 1 – Planning continued – Whole Group Discussion
As a whole group, we will briefly discuss the process of reviewing this task.
Reflections and Q and A

10:30

Break

10:45-12:15

Task 2 – Instruction
As a whole group we will review Task 2- Instruction. The lead facilitator will review the requirements for this task and the associated rubric constructs. Participants will then work in their content-specific groups to review the provided sample for Task 2 in relation to the rubrics associated with Task 2. Participants will use the process provided to make a determination of what performance level is the best description of the work under review.

Rubrics 6-10

Task 2 Artifacts and Commentaries

Video clip(s) and written commentary

12:15-12:30

Task 2 – Instruction continued – Whole Group Discussion
As a whole group, we will briefly discuss the process of reviewing this task.

Reflections and Q and A

12:30-1:25

Lunch

1:30-3:00

Task 3 – Assessment
As a whole group we will review Task 3- Assessment. The lead facilitator will review the requirements for this task and the associated rubric constructs. Participants will then work in their content-specific groups to review the provided sample for Task 3 in relation to the rubrics associated with Task 3. Participants will use the process provided to make a determination of what performance level is the best description of the work under review.

Rubrics 11-15

Task 3 Artifacts and Commentaries

Student work samples, evaluation criteria and written commentary

3:00-3:15

Task 3 – Assessment continued – Whole Group Discussion
As a whole group, we will briefly discuss the process of reviewing Task 3.